Ready Steady Read Together
Wild Magic: Fiction Lesson 2
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
Explore
What do you know and think?
“Where’s Ethiopia?” Ziggy asked. “It’s in Africa, isn’t it Dad?” Misha asked.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhat colour fur do lions usually have?
A) What country was the family from?
B) What two countries are near Ethiopia?
C) What is in Ethiopia that dad is excited about?
D) When will dad go to Ethiopia to see the black lion?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
The black lion is a very rare and special kind of lion. Most lions have golden or sandy fur, but a black lion has much darker fur, especially around its mane. They are not often seen today in the wild. Many stories about them come from legends.
From: Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
There was a moment of silence. Dad looked excitedly at the twins.
“Where’s Ethiopia?” Ziggy asked.
“It’s in Africa, isn’t it, Dad?” Misha asked.
“That’s right. Let me show you.” Dad joined them at the globe and bent down so he was at eye level with it. He spun it so Africa was facing them. “So we come from Nigeria, which is in West Africa, but Ethiopia is in East Africa.” Dad pointed to Ethiopia, which was beside Sudan and Kenya. “What’s in Ethiopia?” Misha asked. Dad’s eyes widened. “The legendary black lion.”
Misha and Ziggy looked at each other with the same wide eyes.
“The black lion has only been seen in Ethiopia, and we finally located it. I’ll be travelling there next week.” Dad rubbed his hands together and smiled. “It’s going to be amazing.”
From: Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
wild
kind
many
most
eye
gold
only
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
rare
legends / legendary
mane
globe
eye level
widened
Explore
From: Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
rare
Explore
Find Read Talk
The black lion is a very rare and special kind of lion. Most lions have golden or sandy fur, but a black lion has much darker fur, especially around its mane. They are not often seen today in the wild. Many stories about them come from legends.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
rare
Your turn
mane
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
legend / legendary
globe
eye level
widened
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The black lion is a very rare and special kind of lion. Most lions have golden or sandy fur, but a black lion has much darker fur, especially around its mane. They are not often seen today in the wild. Many stories about them come from legends.
Explore
From: Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
There was a moment of silence. Dad looked excitedly at the twins.
“Where’s Ethiopia?” Ziggy asked.
“It’s in Africa, isn’t it, Dad?” Misha asked.
“That’s right. Let me show you.” Dad joined them at the globe and bent down so he was at eye level with it. He spun it so Africa was facing them. “So we come from Nigeria, which is in West Africa, but Ethiopia is in East Africa.” Dad pointed to Ethiopia, which was beside Sudan and Kenya. “What’s in Ethiopia?” Misha asked. Dad’s eyes widened. “The legendary black lion.”
Misha and Ziggy looked at each other with the same wide eyes.
“The black lion has only been seen in Ethiopia, and we finally located it. I’ll be travelling there next week.” Dad rubbed his hands together and smiled. “It’s going to be amazing.”
Explore
From: Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
“What’s in Ethiopia?” Misha asked.
Dad’s eyes widened. “The legendary black lion.”
Misha and Ziggy looked at each other with the same wide eyes.
“The black lion has only been seen in Ethiopia, and we finally located it. I’ll be travelling there next week.” Dad rubbed his hands together and smiled. “It’s going to be amazing.”
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“What’s in Ethiopia?” Misha asked.
Dad’s eyes widened. “The legendary black lion.”
Misha and Ziggy looked at each other with the same wide eyes.
“The black lion has only been seen in Ethiopia, and we finally located it.”
“I’ll be travelling there next week.”
Dad rubbed his hands together and smiled.
“It’s going to be amazing.”
Explore
From: Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“What’s in Ethiopia?” Misha asked.
Dad’s eyes widened. “The legendary black lion.”
Misha and Ziggy looked at each other with the same wide eyes.
“The black lion has only been seen in Ethiopia, and we finally located it. I’ll be travelling there next week.” Dad rubbed his hands together and smiled. “It’s going to be amazing.”
Explore
From: Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Look Around & Find and Take
Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhat colour fur do lions usually have?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The black lion is a very rare and special kind of lion. Most lions have golden or sandy fur, but a black lion has much darker fur, especially around its mane.
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhat colour fur do lions usually have?
Reveal Explainer
This shows that lions normally have fur that is golden or sandy in colour.
Teach
From: Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) What country was the family from?
B) What two countries are near Ethiopia?
C) What is in Ethiopia that dad is excited about?
D) When will dad go to Ethiopia to see the black lion?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
A) What country was the family from?
Text Mark Evidence (we come from) Nigeria
Click to reveal acceptable answers and evidence from the text
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence Sudan
B) What two countries are near Ethiopia?
Text Mark Evidence Kenya
Click to reveal acceptable answers and evidence from the text
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) What is in Ethiopia that dad is excited about?
Text Mark Evidence the (legendary) black lion
Click to reveal acceptable answers and evidence from the text
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
D) When will dad go to Ethiopia to see the black lion?
Text Mark Evidence I’ll be travelling there (Ethiopia) next week
Click to reveal acceptable answers and evidence from the text
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘mane’?
Which One's Right?
“The black lion has only been seen in Ethiopia, and we finally located it. I’ll be travelling there next week.” Dad rubbed his hands together and smiled. “It’s going to be amazing.”
How is dad feeling about his trip?
A) worried
B) excited
C) unhappy
D) bored
Tick Me
Where was the black lion spotted?
Tick one:
A) Nigeria
B) Ethiopia
Check
C) Sudan
Click if correct
D) Kenya
Link Me
Link each word with its correct meaning:
A) old stories that may not be true
1) rare
B) got bigger or larger
2) legend
C) not often found
3) globe
Check
D) a model ofthe Earth
4) widened
Click if correct
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
read together!
Reveal
Enjoy fiction as a shared experience with friends and family.
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello © 2025 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Wild Magic: Fiction Lesson 2
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
Explore
What do you know and think?
“Where’s Ethiopia?” Ziggy asked. “It’s in Africa, isn’t it Dad?” Misha asked.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhat colour fur do lions usually have?
A) What country was the family from?
B) What two countries are near Ethiopia?
C) What is in Ethiopia that dad is excited about?
D) When will dad go to Ethiopia to see the black lion?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
The black lion is a very rare and special kind of lion. Most lions have golden or sandy fur, but a black lion has much darker fur, especially around its mane. They are not often seen today in the wild. Many stories about them come from legends.
From: Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
There was a moment of silence. Dad looked excitedly at the twins. “Where’s Ethiopia?” Ziggy asked. “It’s in Africa, isn’t it, Dad?” Misha asked. “That’s right. Let me show you.” Dad joined them at the globe and bent down so he was at eye level with it. He spun it so Africa was facing them. “So we come from Nigeria, which is in West Africa, but Ethiopia is in East Africa.” Dad pointed to Ethiopia, which was beside Sudan and Kenya. “What’s in Ethiopia?” Misha asked. Dad’s eyes widened. “The legendary black lion.” Misha and Ziggy looked at each other with the same wide eyes. “The black lion has only been seen in Ethiopia, and we finally located it. I’ll be travelling there next week.” Dad rubbed his hands together and smiled. “It’s going to be amazing.”
From: Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
wild
kind
many
most
eye
gold
only
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
rare
legends / legendary
mane
globe
eye level
widened
Explore
From: Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
rare
Explore
Find Read Talk
The black lion is a very rare and special kind of lion. Most lions have golden or sandy fur, but a black lion has much darker fur, especially around its mane. They are not often seen today in the wild. Many stories about them come from legends.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
rare
Your turn
mane
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
legend / legendary
globe
eye level
widened
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The black lion is a very rare and special kind of lion. Most lions have golden or sandy fur, but a black lion has much darker fur, especially around its mane. They are not often seen today in the wild. Many stories about them come from legends.
Explore
From: Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
There was a moment of silence. Dad looked excitedly at the twins. “Where’s Ethiopia?” Ziggy asked. “It’s in Africa, isn’t it, Dad?” Misha asked. “That’s right. Let me show you.” Dad joined them at the globe and bent down so he was at eye level with it. He spun it so Africa was facing them. “So we come from Nigeria, which is in West Africa, but Ethiopia is in East Africa.” Dad pointed to Ethiopia, which was beside Sudan and Kenya. “What’s in Ethiopia?” Misha asked. Dad’s eyes widened. “The legendary black lion.” Misha and Ziggy looked at each other with the same wide eyes. “The black lion has only been seen in Ethiopia, and we finally located it. I’ll be travelling there next week.” Dad rubbed his hands together and smiled. “It’s going to be amazing.”
Explore
From: Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
“What’s in Ethiopia?” Misha asked. Dad’s eyes widened. “The legendary black lion.” Misha and Ziggy looked at each other with the same wide eyes. “The black lion has only been seen in Ethiopia, and we finally located it. I’ll be travelling there next week.” Dad rubbed his hands together and smiled. “It’s going to be amazing.”
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“What’s in Ethiopia?” Misha asked.
Dad’s eyes widened. “The legendary black lion.”
Misha and Ziggy looked at each other with the same wide eyes.
“The black lion has only been seen in Ethiopia, and we finally located it.”
“I’ll be travelling there next week.”
Dad rubbed his hands together and smiled.
“It’s going to be amazing.”
Explore
From: Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“What’s in Ethiopia?” Misha asked. Dad’s eyes widened. “The legendary black lion.” Misha and Ziggy looked at each other with the same wide eyes. “The black lion has only been seen in Ethiopia, and we finally located it. I’ll be travelling there next week.” Dad rubbed his hands together and smiled. “It’s going to be amazing.”
Explore
From: Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Look Around & Find and Take
Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhat colour fur do lions usually have?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The black lion is a very rare and special kind of lion. Most lions have golden or sandy fur, but a black lion has much darker fur, especially around its mane.
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhat colour fur do lions usually have?
Reveal Explainer
This shows that lions normally have fur that is golden or sandy in colour.
Teach
From: Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) What country was the family from?
B) What two countries are near Ethiopia?
C) What is in Ethiopia that dad is excited about?
D) When will dad go to Ethiopia to see the black lion?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
A) What country was the family from?
Text Mark Evidence (we come from) Nigeria
Click to reveal acceptable answers and evidence from the text
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence Sudan
B) What two countries are near Ethiopia?
Text Mark Evidence Kenya
Click to reveal acceptable answers and evidence from the text
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) What is in Ethiopia that dad is excited about?
Text Mark Evidence the (legendary) black lion
Click to reveal acceptable answers and evidence from the text
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
D) When will dad go to Ethiopia to see the black lion?
Text Mark Evidence I’ll be travelling there (Ethiopia) next week
Click to reveal acceptable answers and evidence from the text
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘mane’?
Which One's Right?
“The black lion has only been seen in Ethiopia, and we finally located it. I’ll be travelling there next week.” Dad rubbed his hands together and smiled. “It’s going to be amazing.”
How is dad feeling about his trip?
A) worried
B) excited
C) unhappy
D) bored
Tick Me
Where was the black lion spotted?
Tick one:
A) Nigeria
B) Ethiopia
Check
C) Sudan
Click if correct
D) Kenya
Link Me
Link each word with its correct meaning:
A) old stories that may not be true
1) rare
B) got bigger or larger
2) legend
C) not often found
3) globe
Check
D) a model ofthe Earth
4) widened
Click if correct
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
read together!
Reveal
Enjoy fiction as a shared experience with friends and family.
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello © 2025 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.